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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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    Busy Bee Annual Machinery Clearance Warehouse Sale

    Can anybody attest to the quality, reliability, accuracy availability of parts for Craftex mills? I believe they are China made so I have doubts. Thanks in advance.
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    Atlas Lathe Southern Alberta $2500

    Wonder if this was the one that sold at Century auctions last year?
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    Atlas 618 lathe parts

    Interested to know (if you know) if any of these parts fit or are interchangeable with my Craftsman 12"?
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    Customized Rockwell Milling Machine Vancouver

    Probably sold right?
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    Lee Valley Nicolson files

    I've had really good success buying LARGE (12 - 14" long) flat, round and triangulated files from Calgary Fasteners at there 72 St SE store. A little more expensive, but not China sourced that you find at Princess or KMS. Plus they can bring in what they don't have and these big ones last. I...
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    Inquiring about rotary phase converters and VFDs.

    I'm interested in learning more about rotary phase converters and VFDs. I just watched a recent You Tube video by Mr. Pete from his shop in the US and he is doing a 2 part series on 3 phase power, rotary phase converters and VFD's, plus one other conversion tool. In his video he talks about...
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    Craftex CX611 Milling Machine (just posted on CGN)

    Could you please send pictures? Thanks.
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    Files - NOS

    Where are you located - if lucky I'll save postal fees.
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    Regal Auctions Calgary - Jan 13 - Hercus Lathe and a couple of mills

    I went today a viewed the lathe, milling machine and table saws, band saws and belt/disc sanders. The only ones I would enter a bid on are the two General bandsaws - they were dusty, bladeless but in remarkably good shape. Bearings were smooth with no runout. The General brand made in...
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    8” 3-Jaw D1-5 $125 Langley BC

    Not sure what a D1 - 5 mounting plate is. My Craftsman 12" lathe has a screw on chuck that measures 8 tip and is 1 1/2" in diameter. Anybody out there know how the chuck being sold would need to fit my lathe or what I would need to do to it to fit my application? Thanks.
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